Light 5th Wheel
Hi guys, we are considering a 5th wheel (getting near retirement). We are buying a F150 ecoboost for this purpose, I looked at diesels, too expensive and not real "in town" friendly. Sooo.. the ecobo...
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DHCamper wrote:
Don't have even 1000 pounds with water, but at 1500 I would still have 700 pounds to go! The math works and so does the truck/trailer combo. Quite well I might add... Everyone is "surprised" at how level I tow loaded. I encountered a thunderstorm with 60mph gusts on the freeway last week and had no problem keeping the rig between the lines.
What's your weights. Have you actually weighed the 5'er? If you're at 8000lbs then 1600lbs is the recommended pin weight. Plus add in the hitch and you're over 1700lbs. Add you and whatever else in the truck and our right at the edge of your payload, maybe over.
Why is it that the 1/2 ton 5'er towers never state their weights?
